St. Norbert, Quebec (1851 census)

St. Norbert was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1851 Census of Canada with a population of 875. The administrative centroid was at approximately 46.184°N, 73.319°W.

Population

In 1851, St. Norbert had a population of 875: 434 male and 441 female residents.

Population trajectory across census years

Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).

Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1851

In the 1851 census, St. Norbert shared boundaries with:

• Berthier
• St. Cuthbert
• St. Félix
• St. Gabriel
• Ste. Elizabeth

Full census record, 1851

The 1851 census recorded 169 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories.

Population & families (1851). This community's record includes 875 total population, 441 females, 434 males, Male members of the family who are present: 415, Female members of the family who are present: 414, 297 single males, 293 single females, 134 married females, 132 married males, 126 families, Male members of the family who are present: 41, 34 female births, Females present who are not members of the family: 27, 23 females attending school, 22 males attending school, Males present who are not members of the family: 19, 15 male births, 14 widowed females, Female members of the family who are absent: 11, 5 widowed males, 2 lunatic females, 1 blind males, 1 lunatic males. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Age structure (1851). This community's record includes 81 females aged 5 to 10, 64 males aged 5 to 10, 53 single males aged 10 to 15, 52 single males aged 15 to 20, 46 single females aged 10 to 15, 44 single females aged 15 to 20, 43 married females aged 20 to 30, 43 married males aged 30 to 40, 36 females under age 1, 34 married females aged 30 to 40, 34 married males aged 20 to 30, 34 single males aged 20 to 30, 32 married males aged 40 to 50, 25 females aged 1 to 2, 24 males aged 1 to 2, 24 married females aged 40 to 50, 21 males aged 3 to 4, 19 males aged 2 to 3, 18 females aged 4 to 5, 18 single females aged 20 to 30, 16 males under age 1, 14 married females aged 50 to 60, 13 females age 3 to 4, 12 males aged 4 to 5, 12 married males aged 50 to 60, 11 married females aged 15 to 20, 9 females aged 2 to 3, 7 married females aged 60 to 70, 7 married males aged 60 to 70, 6 widowed females aged 60 to 70, 4 widowed females aged 50 to 60, 2 married males aged 70 to 80, 2 single females aged 30 to 40, 2 widowed females aged 40 to 50, 2 widowed males aged 50 to 60, 1 married females aged 70 to 80, 1 married males aged 80 to 90, 1 married males aged 90 to 100, 1 single females aged 50 to 60, 1 single males aged 30 to 40, 1 single males aged 40 to 50, 1 widowed females aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed females aged 70 to 80, 1 widowed males aged 20 to 30, 1 widowed males aged 30 to 40, 1 widowed males aged 60 to 70. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Ethnic origin (1851). This community's record includes 875 French Canadians. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T1.)

Agriculture (1851). This community's record includes 80,785 tons of hay, 17,909 bushels of oats, 11,305 pounds of maple sugar, 10,617 acres of land in farms, 5,498 acres of farmland in woodland or forest, 5,119 acres of farmland under cultivation, 3,179 acres of farmland under crops, 2,430 pounds of homemade butter, 2,255 pounds of flax or hemp, 1,909 acres of farmland in pasture, 1,726 pounds of wool produced on farms, 1,511 acres of oats, 1,487 bushels of peas, 1,447 bushels of wheat, 1,310 bushels of buckwheat, 836 sheep, 822 bushels of potatoes, 766 pounds of tobacco, 440 acres of peas, 320 swine, 307 milk cows, 274 acres of wheat, 273 bushels of barley, 234 horses, 206 bushels of rye, 176 calves and heifers, 157 acres of buckwheat, 152 bushels of corn, 128 occupants of farms, 113 barrels of pork, 97 bulls, oxen, or steers, 51 persons living on farms between 50 and 100 acres, 38 acres of barley, 38 acres of potatoes, 31 acres of farmland in gardens or orchards, 31 persons living on farms between 100 and 200 acres, 24 acres of corn, 19 persons living on farms between 20 and 50 acres, 18 acres of rye, 16 persons living on farms under 10 acres, 8 persons living on farms over 200 acres, 3 persons living on farms between 10 and 20 acres. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6.)

Manufacturing & industry (1851). This community's record includes 1,566 yards of linen, 1,011 yards of flannel, 862 yards of fulled cloth, 32 saw mill plants, Logs produced by saw mills reporting production by number of logs: 2, 2 saw mills, 2 saw mills powered by water, $2 value annual production or rent from saw mills (pounds sterling),   feet of lumber produced daily by saw mills reporting daily production,   carding and fulling mills,   carding and fulling mills reporting,   carding and fulling mills returning capital,   distilleries reporting,   employees in foundries,   employees in grist mills,   employees in saw mills,   employees in tanneries,   foundries,   foundries not reporting,   foundries reporting,   foundries returning capital,   grist mills,   grist mills not reporting,   grist mills powered by steam,   grist mills powered by water,   grist mills reporting annual production,   grist mills reporting daily production,   grist mills reporting value of annual production or rent,   grist mills reporting weekly production,   grist mills returning capital,   saw mills not reporting,   saw mills powered by steam,   saw mills reporting annual production,   saw mills reporting daily production,   saw mills reporting production by number of logs,   saw mills reporting value of annual production or rent,   saw mills returning capital,   tanneries,   tanneries not reporting,   tanneries reporting,   tanneries returning capital, $  value annual production or rent from grist mills (pounds sterling), $  value capital returned by grist mills (pounds sterling), $  value capital returned by saw mills (pounds sterling), $  value iron produced in foundries in the past year (pounds sterling).   barrels of flour produced per day by grist mills reporting daily production.   barrels of flour produced per week by grist mills reporting weekly production.   barrels of flour produced per year by grist mills reporting annual production.   feet of lumber produced per year by saw mills reporting annual production. $  value leather produced in tanneries in the past year (pounds sterling). (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V2T6; V2T7.)

Deaths & mortality (1851). This community's record includes 8 total number of deaths, Deaths in the past year among females of all ages: 7, Deaths in the past year among females under age 1: 4, Deaths in the past year among females aged 3 to 4: 2, Deaths in the past year among females aged 1 to 2: 1, Deaths in the past year among males aged 70 to 80: 1, Deaths in the past year among males of all ages: 1. (Source: 1851 Census of Canada, V1T3.)

Identifiers

• TCP UID: QC050013 — year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file
• Persistent place ID: PLACE_QC043012 — computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years
• Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.

Sources

Census tabulations from the 1851 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.

Cite this page

Clifford, J. (2026). "St. Norbert, Quebec (1851 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-norbert-qc050013-1851/.